High Court Grants Website Blocking Injunction in Relation to Sports Streaming and Reconsiders Confidentiality of Such Orders
| DOI | 10.1093/jiplp/jpab034 |
| Date | 14 February 2021 |
| Pages | 199-201 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Published By | Oxford University Press |
Case No: IL-2018–000155
Matchroom Boxing Ltd (‘Matchroom Boxing’) is a promoter of boxing matches. As a result of a surge in unauthorized copyright streaming activities, Matchroom Boxing had previously sought a website blocking injunction against the six main retail internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK, pursuant to section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The purpose was to require the ISPs to take measures to block access to streaming servers, which deliver infringing live streams of Sky Sports’ broadcasts of the boxing matches.
On 20 September 2018, Arnold J (as he then was) granted a website blocking injunction in favour of Matchroom Boxing (the ‘Initial Order’). In doing so, Arnold J referred to the order that he had granted in favour of the Football Association Premier League Limited (FAPL) in connection with
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